Firearm.



PATENTED NOV. .19, 1907.

A. H. WORRESTQ FIREARM.

APPLICATION FILED A UG.'10.1906.

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FIREARM.

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FIREARM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

' Application filed August 10, 1906. Serial No. 330,036.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED H. WVoRRnsT, a resident of Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fire arms, and more particularly to double barreled fire arms having a single trigger, theobject of the invention being to provide a fire-arm having concealed hammers, known as hammerless wherein the hammers are cooked by the breaking of the gun, and a single trigger employed to operate both hammers, and provide improved mechanism preventing accidental discharge of both barrels when one is discharged, which has been found will occur, due to recoil of the gun, if some mechanism is not provided to prevent it.

It has been found by actual test, that where a single trigger is employed to discharge both barrels of a gun, that the recoil of the gun in firing one barrel will compel the operator to unintentionally pull the trigger a second time and the discharge will leave both barrels in quick succession, one so quickly following the other that the operator is not aware that both barrels have been discharged. To prevent this I have provided improved mechanism, operated by the recoil of the gun, to prevent this accidental discharge of the second barrel, but which will not interfere with rapid discharge of the barrels in succession at the will of the operator.

A further object is to provide improved devices for setting the mechanism to fire either barrel first as may be desired, and also this mechanism may be set to always fire a particular barrel first.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the parts in position after the right barrel has been discharged and before the trigger is allowed to go forward. Fig. 4 is a view in cross section. Fig. 5 is a top plan view. Fig. 6 is a view of the tumbler. Fig. 7 is a view of the trip arms, and Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. are views of various other details of construction. Fig. 15 is a view showing the parts in position to operate the left sear. Fig. 16 is a sectional plan view of the trigger mechanism and Fig. 17 shows the locking bolt in looking position. 1 represents the lock casing hinged to the barrels 2, and having the top and bottom.

rearwardly extending plates 3 and 4.. This casing 1 contains any approved construction of inclosed hammers, cocked by breaking or hinging the barrels and released by the scars 5 and'5 projecting rearward from the casing 1, as shown.

A bracket 6 is secured to lower plate 4, and made with a slot 7 in its forward'portion, in which the trigger plate 8 is pivotally secured on a pin 9, and the latter projects at both ends, beyond the bracket and pivotally supports links 10 and 10" respectively at the sides of the bracket.

The trigger plate 8, is made with a circular socket to receive the rounded or ball end of a plunger 1 1 which latter projects up through a slot 12 in the top of bracket 6 and is made with a slot or recess 13 which permits the plunger to straddle a cross bar 14 on the bracket to guide the plunger in its up and down movement.

Upwardly projecting parallel cars 15 are made integral with bracket 6 and located at opposite sides of the slot 12, and these ears 15 are made with alined openings to receive a pin 16 and pivotally support a tumbler 17, the latter comprising twin plates rigidly connected by a cross pin 18.

On top of upper plate 3 two indicating characters R and L are provided, the former when displayed indicating that the right barrel will be discharged when the trigger is next operated, and the indicating letter L when displayed denotes that the left barrel will be discharged when the trigger is operated. An indicator or slide 19, having a stud-20 movable in a slot 21 in plate 3, is provided with a central knob or button 22 to facilitate its manipulation, and is made with a single opening 23 through which but one of the letters L or R can be seen at a time. A link 24 is fixed to, or made integral with the stud 20, projects at right angles thereto and is provided with a notch to engage over cross pin 18, compelling the indicator slide to be moved by the tumbler 17, or the tumbler to be moved by the slide, as the case may be. The stud. 20 has a lug 20 at one side to be moved into any of a series of notches 20 to present movement of the tumbler 17 and hence prevent movement of plunger 11 and trigger 8.

25 and 25 represent trip arms, which are pivotally secured at their lower ends to pivoted links 10 and 10 respectively and movable in angle arms 40 on bracket 6. Trip arm 25 is made with a forwardly projecting lug 26 at its lower end and arm 25 has a rearwardly projecting lug 26 at its lower end. Screws 27 and 27 respectively are located in lower plate 4 below the lugs 26 and '26 which limit the pivotal movement of the trip arms away from each other, and a slitted, three member flat spring 28 which bears on trigger plate 8, and links 10 and 10 will cause-these trip arms 25 and 25 to tend to rock upon their pivots towards a vertical line through their axes and to hold the projecting fingers 30 and 30 against the cams 29 at the lower end of tumbler 17 and the in wardly projecting fingers 30 and 3O are 'lo cated at the upper ends of the trip arms 25 and 25 respectively, for a purpose which will more fully hereinafter appear.

31, represents my improved recoil controlled locking bolt, located in a normal horizontal position, and movable longitudinally in openings in bracket 6. A coiled spring 32 on the contracted rear end of the locking bolt 31, bears against bracket 6 and holds the bolt in its normal position with its shoulders 33 and 34 against the end portions of the bracket, and a weight 35 is located on the forward end of the bolt to retard the rearward movement of the bolt on the recoil of the gun and compel the bolt to act, as will be more fully hereinafter pointed out. The locking bolt 31 is made with an elongated slot 36 through which the plunger 11 moves, and the plunger is made with a shoulder 37 beneath which the bolt 31 is carried by the recoil of the gun, to prevent the downward movement of the plunger for an instant, and hence prevent accidental discharge of the second barrel. The rear end wall of the slot 36 is beveled, as shown at 38 which not only prevents any pounding of the rear edge of plunger 11, but also insures the bolt moving beneath shoulder 37 even though the plunger be but partially elevated and compel the plunger to execute its full stroke to carry out the complete operation thereof, even though the hammer be fired before the full stroke of the plunger is made.

The links 10 and 10 are provided with outwardly projecting studs 39 and 39" respectively, on which the sears 5 and 5 rest, and when these links are elevated by the particular trip arms 25 and 25 thesears 5 and 5 will be moved to release the hammers, the latter being cooked by breaking the gun, as is common with hammerless guns on the market.

The operation of my improvements above described, is as follows :Assuming the hammers to be cooked, and the mechanism in position to fire the right barrel first, the parts will be in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. It will be seen that the lower end of tumbler 17 is turned so that its cam shaped lower end will engage the finger 30 of trip arm 25 and hold the trip arm 25 rearward out of the path of plunger 11 while the finger 30 of trip arm 25 is over the upper part of the lower end of the plunger. A rearward pull on the trigger will move plunger 11 upward, and the latter will elevate trip arm 25 by reason of the finger 30 lying in the path of movement of the plunger 11 and the trip arm 25 will elevate the link 10 and the stud 39 on the link 1.0 will elevate the rear end of sear 5 to release the hammer and fire the right barrel. The upward movement of trip arm 25 will also cause the finger 30 thereon to strike the shoulder of tumbler 17 and turn the latter, which movement of the tumbler will, be transmitted to the indicator slide 19 to hide the letter R and expose the letter L in its opening, indicating that the next barrel to be fired will be the left. The pivotal movement of the tumbler will, due to its cam shaped lower end, move the finger 30 and arm 25 from the path of plunger 11 and permit the finger 30 of trip arm 25 to move over the plunger when the latter falls. Fig. 3 illustrates the parts in their position as the right barrel is being fired from which the action of the recoil on the locking bolt 31 is clearly illustrated. When the tumbler is rocked backward, the arm 25 is rocked forward by spring 28 through the intermediacy of link 10 so the finger 30 enters the valley between the two cams on the tumbler, and when the plunger is withdrawn, as explained below, takes position over the rear corner 11 of the plunger 11. At the discharge, the recoil of the gun causes it to kick back, overcoming the action of spring 32 and moving the bolt forward, or more correctly speaking causing the gun to move back as the locking bolt stands still, which will bring-the bolt beneath the shoulder 37 and prevent the plunger 11 from lowering for an instant, not long enough to interfere with the rapid fire of the gun or to be noticed by the operator, but sufficiently long to prevent him accidentally and involuntarily pulling the trigger a second time to discharge the second barrel, which is bound to happen unless some locking device is provided to prevent it. When the shock of recoil isover, the bolt 31 will be moved back to normal position by its spring 32, and the plunger 11 will lower and the trigger be moved forward by its spring 28. A second pull on the trigger will elevate plunger 11, and as the finger of trip arm 25 will be over the plunger and finger 30 of arm 25 out of the path thereof, the link 10 will be elevated to operate sear 5 and fire the left barrel. The operator can, by moving indicator slide 19 swing tumbler 17 so that either of the trip arms 25 or 25 may be over the plunger 11 and either barrel discharged, as indicated by the exposed letters L Or I R )1 It is very desirable to have some means provided which will insure the firing of a certain barrel first and to do this .I have secured a cross head 40* to the lower inner end of bolt 41 to which the finger piece 42 at the top of the gun is secured and which must always be moved in the same direction to unlock the gun to permit it to be broken to throw out the shells and cook the hammers. This cross head 40 is provided at its ends with rearwardly projecting pins 43 to engage the ends of a rocker bar 44, the latter pivotally secured between its ends to a screw eye 45 and connected at one side of its .at their lower ends to the respective ends of rocker bar 44, and provided with buttons 49 at their upper ends, which may be designated L and R if desired. By pushing rod 48 down, the rocker bar 44 will be swung on its central pivot to move the right hand end of the bar 44 opposite the right hand pin 43 while the left hand end of the rocker bar 44 will be elevated above the left hand pin 43. When in this position, the turning of bolt 41 will cause right hand pin 43 to push rearward the right end of bar 44 and as rod 46 is connected to bar 44 at the right of its center, the right pin 43 will swing bar 44 and push the tumbler 17 rearward to set the mechanism to fire the left barrel first, and at the same time move the indicator to display the letter L. WVhen the other push rod 47 is depressed,'the turning of bolt 41 will cause the tumbler 17 and indicator to be moved forward so that the parts are set to fire the right barrel.

Side notches are provided in the slot in top plate 3 to receive the lug 20 of slide 19 to lock the tumbler against movement and hence lock the trigger and prevent firing of the gun until the slide is moved laterally into normal position.

A great many changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from my invention and hence I do not restrict myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andscope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is 2- 1; In a multi-barreled fire-arm, the combination with firing means for both barrels, alternating means, a single trigger for controlling the firing means and alternating means, and trigger-controlled actuating means for the firing means and alternating means, of a device operative by the recoil to positively engage said actuating means and lock the firing means and the alternating means and prevent the operation of the firing and alternating means by the trigger.

2. In a multi-barreled firearm, the combination with means for firing the barrels and a smgle trigger for releasing both firing means, of a plunger actuated by the trigger to release a single firing means when said plunger is moved by the trigger, and'a locking bolt operative by the recoil of the gun to engage the plunger and prevent the return thereof for a short period.

3. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with means for firing the barrels, of a single trigger to release both firing means, a plunger moved by the trigger to release a single firing means at a time, and a locking bolt operated by the recoil of the gun to temporarily lock the plunger and compel it to complete its movement.

4. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with means. for firing the barrels, of a single. trigger to release both firing means, a

plunger moved by the trigger to release a single firing means at a time, and a weighted spring held locking bolt operated by the recoil of the gun to engage the plunger and temporarily lock the plunger.

5. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with means for firing the barrels, of a single trigger to release both firing means, a plunger moved by the trigger to release a single firing means at a time, devices permitting the positioning of either firing means to be operated by the plunger, and a locking bolt operative by the recoil of the gun to engage the plunger and temporarily lock the same.

6. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with means for firing the barrels, of a single trigger to release both firing means, a plunger moved by the trigger, trip arms connected with the respective firing means, a tumbler holding one of said trip arms out of the path of the plunger and operated by the plunger to permit the other trip arm to move into position to be operated after the first barrel is fired.

7. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of'a single trigger, a plunger moved by the trigger, a tumbler, an indicator slide on the gun connected with and operated simultaneously with the tumbler, a trip armfor each firing means, fingers on the trip arms engaged by the tumbler to dispose one in the path and the other out of the ath of the plunger, and said tumbler shi ted by the movement of the plunger.

8. In a multi-barreled fire-arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of a single trigger, a plunger moved by the trigger, a trip arm for each firingmeans, fingers on said trip arms normally above the plunger, a tumbler constructed to hold one trip arm at a time out of the path of the plunger, an indicator operating the tumbler and operated by the tumbler, and said tumbler also shifted by the upward movement of the plunger.

9. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with means for firing the barrels, of a single trigger, a plunger elevated by the trigger, 'a tumbler constructed to move one firing mechanism into the path of the plunger and the other out of said path, an indicator slide on the top of the gun to shift the tumbler and be shifted by the tumbler, and said tumbler also shifted by the upward movement of the plunger to release one firing means, and a locking device operated by the recoil of the gun to temporarily hold the plunger elevated.

10. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels cocked by the breaking or opening of the gun or by other means, of a single trigger constructed to release the firing means in turn,

an indicator movable to shift the mechanism to release either firing means first, and a locking bolt constructed to be operated by the recoil of the gun to directly engage a part of the firing means and prevent the release of the same by an involuntary pull on the trigg 11. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of a single trigger to release both firing means, a tumbler to move either firing means into position to be operated by the trigger, and devices operated by the opening or breaking of the gun to shift the tumbler to fire either barrel first as may be desired.

12. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of a single trigger to release both firing means, a tumbler to throw either firing means into position to be operated by the trigger, an indicator to operate the tumbler and be moved thereby, a rotary locking bolt on the gun to lock the gun barrels and stock in normal position, a finger piece to turn the lock ing bolt, a cross head on the bolt, pins on the cross head, a pivoted rocker bar, indicator plungers to shift the rocker bar to move the ends thereof into or out of the path of the pins on the cross head, and a rod connecting the rocker bar with the tumbler or indicator.

13. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, and sears for releasing the firing means, pivoted links supporting the sears, tri arms connected with the links, a single trlgger, a plunger elevated thereby, and a tumbler to move one of said trip arms out of the path of the plunger, and an indicator toshift the tumbler and be shifted thereby.

14. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the com bination with firing means for the barrels, of a single trigger, a plunger moved thereby and constructed to release the firing means in turn, a spring held locking device moved forward by the recoil of the gun, a shoulder on the lunger and a beveled shoulder on the locklng device to engage the plunger shoulder, compel the plunger to complete its upward movement and temporarily lock it against downward movement.

' 15. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, and sears for releasing said firing means, of pivotal links having studs supporting the ends of the sears, trip arms connected with the links, fingers at the upper ends of the trip arms, a single trigger, a plunger elevated,

by the trigger, a tumbler holding one trip arm finger out of the path of the plunger and permitting the other to rest in the path thereof and said tumbler shifted by the upward movement of the plunger, an indicator slide to shift the tumbler and be moved thereby, springs bearing down on the links and trigger, and a locking bolt 0 erated by the recoil of the gun to temporari y hold the plunger in elevated position.

16. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of a single trigger, a plunger elevated by the trigger, trip arms connected with the firing means, a tumbler to locate either tri arm in the path of the plunger and shifte by the upward movement of the plunger, lugs on the lower ends of the trip arms, and screws engaging the lugs to adjust the positions of the tri arms.

17. n a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of

a single trigger to. release both firing means, a plunger having ivotal connection with the trigger, a tumb er to move either firing means into the path of the plunger, a notch in the plunger, and a locking bolt operated by the recoil of the gun to move the bolt into the notch in the plunger and temporarily lock the plunger in elevated position.

18. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for the barrels, of

a single trigger to release both firing means, a plunger having pivotal connection with the trigger, a tumbler to move either firing means into the path of the plunger, a notch in the plunger, and a locking bolt operated by the recoil of the gun to move the bolt into the notch in the plunger and temporarily look the plunger in elevated position, and a beveled shoulder on the locking bolt compelling the plunger to complete its upward stroke.

19. In a multi-barreled fire arm, the combination with firing means for both barrels, a single trigger to release the firing means in turn, an indicator slide to control which barrel is fired, a lug on the slide, and a slot in the 10 gun frame having one or more notches therein to receive the lug and lock the slide and trigger against movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED H. WORREST.

Witnesses:

J ONAS A. GOODMAN, CHRISTIAN G, BASSLER. 

